Music Reviews
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American Football (LP 2) American Football
On their long awaited return, seventeen years to be exact, American Football retain a calm and stately approach that undermines the wide-eyed vitality of their 1999 debut.
Juan Edgardo Rodríguez reviews... -
Deap Vally Femejism
Despite only being Deap Vally's second album, Femejism sounds like the Los Angeles duo are already running out of new ideas.
Matthew Smith reviews... -
Bon Iver 22, A Million
Bon Iver's third record finds Justin Vernon going through a personal crisis. Using chaotic sounds, he both covers and reveals a stirring, vulnerable core underneath.
Joe Marvilli follows Justin Vernon's odyssey of uncertainty... -
Pixies Head Carrier
It ain't Surfer Rosa or Doolittle. Let's get that out of the way first. But...
Juan Edgardo Rodríguez reviews... -
Banks The Altar
Banks’ second album, The Altar, exudes a brave, often melancholic narrative, making for a rewardingly insightful collection.
Ellis Victoria reviews... -
EZTV High in Place
EZTV are a tight, versatile band that doesn't cut corners, who eschew the impersonal for color and a pounding pulse. Their latest, High in Place, brims with musical confidence.
Angel Aguilar reviews... -
Roosevelt Roosevelt
The Cologne-born DJ's latest is a taut collection of songs that are deliriously easy to dip into again and again, and consistency is its mission statement.
Ellis Victoria reviews... -
Warehouse Super Low
The Atlanta quintet's latest utilizes astute instrumental ideas to convey disquieting unease, even if you can't tell since they’re mostly performed with spirited conviction.
Juan Edgardo Rodríguez reviews... -
Warpaint Heads Up
The first lyric delivered by Emily Kokal and Theresa Wayman is ‘You wouldn’t know it but you’re really in your prime.’ Warpaint are a band that are well and truly in theirs.
Carl Purvis reviews... -
Preoccupations Preoccupations
The four-piece returns with a new name but the same ferocious, agitated songwriting.
Joe Marvilli embraces this album's anxiety...
